NGC 5816
| Galaxy NGC 5816 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Libra |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 15 h 00 m 04.8 s |
| declination | -16 ° 05 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 95 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.023480 ± 0.000110 |
| Radial velocity | (7039 ± 33) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(312 ± 22) x 10 6 ly (95.8 ± 6.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Ormond Stone |
| Discovery date | 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5816 • PGC 902544 • | |
NGC 5816 is a 14.8 mag bright, lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Libra .
It was discovered by Ormond Stone in 1886 .
Web links
- NGC 5816. DSO Browser, accessed April 26, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5816. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on April 26, 2016 (English).